Police stopped Tillman on College Ave. for driving without headlights on, officers told 40/29 News. Tillman exited the vehicle, but then jumped back in. Tillman then drove away with officers inside the vehicle.

An officer tried to use a taser to stop Tillman, but it was ineffective, according to police. During a struggle, an officer shot Tillman in the chest, abdomen and leg and the car came to a stop.

Tillman was taken to a hospital and treated for injuries, but died 16 days later.

40/29 News has chosen not to share video from a camera attached to the taser, which shows Tillman being hit by the taser. We have also chosen not to share the portion of the dashcam video that shows Tillman being pulled from the car by officers.

After Tillman is removed from the car, he is heard on the dashcam video having a conversation with police officers, saying "He shot me, he shot me, man," "I got pain in my leg, he shot me," "I ain't got no weapons, man, he shot me. I ain't got no weapons with me," and "He shot me five times, I can't get out." The police incident report confirms the voice is Tillman's.

Tillman's sister Andrea Zachary watched the dashcam video. She told 40/29 that her brother's cries for help haunt her.

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“To hear him just crying out for his life. And begging and pleading and asking them to save him. And asking officers, ‘Why did you shoot me? I don’t have a weapon.’ To hear those things. They just play back in my mind and back in my mind. It’s enough to almost run you crazy," Zachary said.